“Easy,” he said quietly. His voice was deep and low beside my ear. “Breathe for me, sweetheart. Just breathe.”
“I can’t,” I cried helplessly.
“You can.”
Another painful wave hit me and I buried my face against Darren’s chest with a sob.
Bastian looked furious. This wasn’t his normal angry expression. He wasn’t just irritated. He was furious in a way that felt dangerous. His Lycan was close to the surface now. His eyes glowed faintly gold as he stared at me in horror.
“How long has he been doing this?” he asked.
I shook my head weakly. “It doesn’t matter.”
“It matters,” Darren snapped immediately.
The force in his voice made the entire room vibrate slightly.
I whimpered softly as the pain kept burning through me. It felt endless tonight. It felt worse than usual somehow. It felt st
